Whitson Gordon

Information overload can be a productivity killer, but we still publish over 20 posts a day (Yes, we're aware of the irony). However, if you only want to see certain types of posts on Lifehacker, you can do so with a few simple tricks. Here's how.

UPDATE: Unfortunately, this functionality is no longer present in our RSS feeds. You can still subscribe to Lifehacker, but you can't filter by topic—luckily, you can still visit individual tagpages for articles on a certain subject, i.e. http://lifehacker.com/windows.

Get All of Our Posts in RSS Form

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Obviously, to get all of Lifehacker's posts, just head on over to http://lifehacker.com to see our latest articles. You'll see top posts on the home page, with a feed of our other posts on the right-hand side. (You can also view Lifehacker in a more old-school Blog format by clicking the eye icon in the top right-hand corner).

If you're an RSS user, we offer two versions of our main feed: the regular feed, which shows you the beginning of each post that you can click through if you want to read the full article (perfect for scanning), and the VIP feed, which offers the full text of all our articles (perfect for reading). If you want to see all of our posts in your RSS reader, pick one of these two feeds (and check out our favorite RSS readers for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android while you're at it).

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Pick and Choose the Content Your Want to See

If our main feed serves up too much content for your taste, you can create your own custom feeds with our article tags. Say you really only want to see our posts about Windows downloads. Just head over to http://lifehacker.com/windowsdownloa... and you'll see all our most recent Windows download posts in the right-hand sidebar. RSS users can plug http://lifehacker.com/windowsdownloa... into their feed reader for an RSS feed full of juicy Windows programs.

You can see a list of popular tags on our front page, under the top stories. You can also see the tags for any individual post by hovering over its main tag, under the post's image.

You can also see a feed of articles pertaining to two subjects. For example, say you're looking for an old Ask Lifehacker that had to do with Windows, but you can't remember what it was called. Just head to http://lifehacker.com/asklifehacker/... and you'll see all posts that carry both the "Ask Lifehacker" and "Windows" tags. Again, you can do this with RSS feeds by plugging http://lifehacker.com/asklifehacker/... into your feed reader of choice.

Customize to Your Heart's Delight

For a super customized Lifehacker experience—that is, if our full feed is a little too much to bear—we recommend making a folder with all your favorite subjects inside. So, if you're really into Linux, DIY, and personal finance, you could put the Linux feed, the DIY feed, and the personal finance feed into a folder in your feed reader. Play around with it and see what kind of fun concoctions you can make up. And, as always, thanks for reading!